Forest conservation index and historical evolution in a coastal region: The São Sebastião Island, São Paulo, Brazil

The aim of this study is to identify the current conservation status of five forested watersheds which have been under different human pressures throughout history of São Sebastião Island to assess relations between pressures which have occurred in the past and the current environmental quality. Thr...

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Autores principales:	Hackbart,Vivian, Lima,Guilherme, Santos,Rozely
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales 2012
Materias:	landscape change landscape metrics indexes
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description	The aim of this study is to identify the current conservation status of five forested watersheds which have been under different human pressures throughout history of São Sebastião Island to assess relations between pressures which have occurred in the past and the current environmental quality. Through maps of land use, landscape metrics, and the development of a forest conservation index, it was possible to identify in watersheds the greater landscape fragmentation, implications on quantity and quality of available habitat, and effects of boundaries.
author	Hackbart,Vivian Lima,Guilherme Santos,Rozely
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title	Forest conservation index and historical evolution in a coastal region: The São Sebastião Island, São Paulo, Brazil
title_short	Forest conservation index and historical evolution in a coastal region: The São Sebastião Island, São Paulo, Brazil
title_full	Forest conservation index and historical evolution in a coastal region: The São Sebastião Island, São Paulo, Brazil
title_fullStr	Forest conservation index and historical evolution in a coastal region: The São Sebastião Island, São Paulo, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed	Forest conservation index and historical evolution in a coastal region: The São Sebastião Island, São Paulo, Brazil
title_sort	forest conservation index and historical evolution in a coastal region: the são sebastião island, são paulo, brazil
publisher	Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales
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Forest conservation index and historical evolution in a coastal region: The São Sebastião Island, São Paulo, Brazil

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